Home Video: Oscar nominees come out this week

1:35 PM,
Jan. 21, 2014

This photo released by Sony - Columbia Pictures shows Barkhad Abdi in a scene from the film, 'Captain Phillips. Abdi was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014, for his role in the film. The 86th Academy Awards will be held on March 2. (AP Photo/Copyright Sony - Columbia Pictures, Jasin Boland)

Written by

Todd Hill
News Journal

Tracking down and watching all the Academy Award nominees for Best Picture before the Oscars are handed out is a challenging commitment, especially when nine films are nominated, as has happened this year. Throw in films with Oscar-nominated performances and the task becomes even harder. But this week's home-video releases are here to help.New movies

"Captain Phillips." The film deftly shortens the distance between us, living comfortably here in America, and third-world desperation. The first 2013 Best Picture nominee to arrive on DVD and Blu-ray, it tells the true story of the 2009 ...